“The unsaturated fats in wagyu have a low melting point, below 98.6°F, so they literally melt on your tongue, coating taste buds.” —– Wagyu translates to “Japanese cow,” and generally refers to four Japanese breeds: brown, polled, shorthorn, and black. Like wine appellations, the most prized wagyu are raised in accordance with regional rules; the consensus […]
Category Archives: FOOD: What’s For Dinner?
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Salsa Chicken Thighs with Onions and Peppers – Using skin-on, bone-in thighs… sprinkle both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Ladle your favorite spicy tomato salsa (out of a jar) over each thigh. In an oven-proof skillet pan-fry the thighs with a little olive oil for 8 minutes on each side, scooping the […]
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With their round shape and golden color, crêpes are said to mirror the sun and hint at brighter days ahead, and honestly, we’ll take any excuse for eating crêpes. Yes, ]We Love Crêpes! Recently we made-up a batch, then used the last of a roasted chicken (large dices) to add protein to our meal, then […]
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This is an old-school dessert that’s worth resurrecting. It’s made with roasted apples, blue cheese, cinnamon, butter, and honey, and then served with some cream. INSTRUCTIONS Core the apples, slice short sticks of Blue Cheese and put in the center, add honey, cinnamon and butter. The cheese will melt into a buttery slightly sweet sauce, […]
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Green Chili & Cheese Chicken Thighs First prep the ingredients for the green chili salsa using tomatillos, hot peppers, onions, salt, and home-made chicken broth, OR… buy green chili salsa at the grocery. (To make green chili salsa: roast the tomatillos and green chiles until blistered, remove skins and blend them with garlic, onion, stock, […]
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Salt & Pepper + Paprika — Chicken Thighs Using bone in thighs with the skin, sprinkle both sides with salt, pepper, and smoky paprika. Cook in a frying pan with a little oil for 8 minutes on each side. We threw in few small and quartered Yukon Gold potatoes to cook along with the chicken. […]
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EGG DROP SOUP An EASY variation using homemade chicken broth. Make homemade chicken broth. For egg drop soup: pour some of your broth into a smaller pot & heat it to a soft boil lower the heat and using a chopstick stir the broth around the edge to form a swirl. (Have ready a well-beaten […]
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This recipe is from a friend, whose Mom still lives in Sicily. She refers to it as “Mother’s Meat Sauce”. We love making it and always follow the original recipe to the letter! We have it as a spaghetti meat sauce, so good, we enjoyed making it often. Our friend does not keep this recipe […]
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SHEET PAN BOURBON CHICKEN On first blush, this Bourbon Chicken sounds sweet… but no! It’s actually quite a savory dish and extraordinarily flavorful!. Rinse & pat dry the bone-in, skin-on, chicken thighs & place on a walled & lined baking pan. Coat lightly in olive oil, & season with Salt & Pepper (both sides). Pour […]
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Saturday is Date Night and Quiche Lorraine is perfect for a light and romantic meal! From start to finish quiche takes about an hour for the prep and baking time but this at home is not difficult! The process means buying a store-bought pie crust (we used Marie Callender’s – pre-cook it to avoid a […]